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Al-Mufarih, Ahmed S. The Role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in
Combating Terrorism. Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College,
2004. 22 p.
Also available online at:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA424178Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 A4521r

Assessing Saudi Arabia. A Review of Leading American and European
Analysts (1982-1995). Canada, Department of National Defence,
Operational Research and Analysis Establishment, March 1983. 105 p.Doc. call no.: M-U 41281-20 no.22

Blanche, Ed. Saudi Arabia's Nuclear Footprints.Jane's Islamic
Affairs Analyst, pp 13-14 December 2003.
Argues that a Saudi decision to go nuclear would wreck whatever remains of a
relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

Bosker, A. J. Goodbye, Prince Sultan.Airman 47:24-29
October 2003.
Reports on the closure of the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Comeback
of U.S. soldiers to the Prince Sultan Air Base to continue the Operation
Southern Watch of the U.S. Air Force. Number of airmen and aircraft housed by
the air base during Operation Iraqi Freedom; Turnover of the base facilities to
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Success of the Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Crawley, Vince. Analysts: U.S. Troops Should Leave Saudi Arabia.Army Times 62:31 May 27, 2002.
Reports that analysts have suggested the withdrawal of the U.S. military from
Saudi Arabia. Reasons for leaving the country; Recommended approach for the
departure of soldiers; Advantage of the U.S. military presence in the country.

Crawley, Vince. Emergency Leave Expanded; No Forced Abayas in Saudi Arabia.Air Force Times 63:22 December 2, 2002.
Provides information on several issues included in the 2003 defense
authorization bill in the U.S. Emergency leave; Muslim religious robe for
servicewomen; Report on women.

Crawley, Vince. Officials Deny Saudis Want U.S. Troops Out of Country.Air Force Times 62:19 February 4, 2002.
Reports on the move of United States (U.S.) President George W. Bush and local
officials in Saudi Arabia to deny claims that U.S. troops are not welcome in
Saudi Arabia. Status of the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia;
Basis of the claims made by U.S. Senator Carl Levin that U.S. troops are no
longer welcome in Saudi Arabia; Options of the U.S. should it withdraw its
forces in Saudi Arabia.

Crawley, Vince. U.S. Troops Should Leave Saudi Arabia, Analysts Say.Air Force Times 62:23 April 15, 2002.
Reports that several military analysts and former U.S. government officials have
said that the U.S. military should leave Saudi Arabia. Information on their
remarks at the April 2002 policy debate sponsored the Cato Institute in
Washington, D.C.; Views of former U.S. administration adviser Doug Bandow on the
issue; Effects of U.S. policies in the Persian Gulf.

Dekemejian, Richard. The Liberal Impulse in Saudi Arabia.
Middle East Journal 57:400-413 Summer 2003.
Traces the origins and evolution of Saudi Liberalism, its ideological anchors in
Islamic and Western political thought, and its reformist program as outlined in
the Strategic Vision Statement presented to 'Abdallah in January 2003.

Donovan, Michael. Islam and Stability in Saudi Arabia.Defense
Monitor 30:6-7 November 2001.
Focuses on the influence of Islam on the political stability in Saudi Arabia. Impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. on the political
stability of the kingdom; Sources of political instability; Opposition to the
monopoly on power of the royal family.
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Gideon, T. W. Sword of Saud and the Birth of A Nation.
Military History 14:50-56 August 1997.
Features a dynastic rivalry that led to a protracted campaign in the Arabian
desert and ultimately, to the formation of one of the 20th century's most
powerful kingdoms. Sequence of events that led to the formation of a nation now called Saudi Arabia.
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Grier, Peter. Desert Chill.Air Force Magazine
86:42-43+ January 2003.
Analyzes the military relationship of the U.S. with Saudi Arabia. Terrorist
activities of Saudi citizens; Influence of U.S. military and foreign policies to
the increase in anti-American attitudes among Saudi citizens; Political changes
in Saudi; Military leadership needed by Saudi.

Hardy, Roger. Reform, Saudi-Style.Middle East International
721:22-23 March 19, 2004.

Hardy, Roger. Saudi Arabia: Between Violence and Reform.
Middle East International 717:27-28 January 23, 2004.
Article discusses the difficulties facing the Saudi authorities as they try to
implement reform.

Lacroix, Stephane. Between Islamists and Liberals: Saudi Arabia's New "Islamo-Liberal" Reformists.Middle East Journal 58:345-365 Summer 2004.
"The last few years in Saudi Arabia have witnessed the rise of a new trend made
up of former Islamists and liberals, Sunnis and Shi'ites, calling for democratic
change within an Islamic framework through a revision of the official Wahhabi
religious doctrine."

Long, David E. U.S. Saudi Relations: Evolution, Current Conditions and Future Prospects.Mediterranean Quarterly 15:24-38 Summer
2004.
US-Saudi relations have plummeted from being one of the closest and most durable
bilateral relationships between a major oil-producing state and a major
oil-consuming state to an all time low. One thing the relationship has never
enjoyed is a deep, mutual understanding of, or sensitivity toward, the other's
culture.

Maze, Rick. House Approves Abaya Bill.Air Force Times
62:12 May 27, 2002.
Reports on a bill approved by the U.S. House members that would shield U.S. military women from being compelled to wear Muslim robes when off base in Saudi
Arabia. Implication of the bill, HR 4714; Information on a lawsuit filed by
Lieutenant Colonel Martha McSally of the U.S. Air Force; Reaction of McSally to
the proposed bill.

Maze, Rick. Senate Rejects Abaya Policy for Service Members.
Air Force Times 62:13 July 8, 2002.
Reports on the decision of the U.S. Senate to prevent female soldiers from being
required to wear Muslim garments while in Saudi Arabia. Provision of 2003
defense authorization bill; Application of the legislation passed by Senate on
Saudi Arabia; Reason why military women should wear abayas in Saudi Arabia.

Rolfsen, Bruce. 14 Indicted in Khobar Blast.Air Force Times
61:8 July 2, 2001.
Reports on the grand jury indictment for the June 25, 1996 bombing at Khobar
Towers in Saudi Arabia. Issue on the Iranian involvement; Conspiracy involving
the Saudi Hezbollah; Charges faced by alleged conspirators.

Rolfsen, Bruce. New Air Operations Center Makes Debut.Air
Force Times 61:24 June 25, 2001.
Features the Combined Aerospace Operations Center--Experimental of the United
States Air Force at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. Purpose of operation
centers; Source of problems for airmen in operation center equipment; Goals for
operation centers.

Roshandel, Jalil and Chadha, Sharon. US-Saudi Relations and the (Irrelevant) Court of Public Opinion.RUSI Journal
147:58-62 December 2002.

Russell, Richard L. A Saudi Nuclear Option?Survival
43:69-79 Summer 2001.
Nuclear proliferation is much more a 'symptom' of the struggle for power that
characterizes international relations, with or without superpower conflict. One
such area of proliferation may be right under our noses, not in a so-called
rogue state, but in a key American ally in the Persian Gulf - Saudi Arabia. There is no direct evidence that Saudi Arabia has already chosen a nuclear
deterrent. They could work clandestinely to develop a nuclear capability, much
as they did to procure ballistic missiles. Washington should not assume that a
close regional ally such as Saudi Arabia would be loath to jeopardize that
relationship by working at cross-purposes with declared American policy against
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. Such an
assumption would profoundly overestimate the Saudi confidence in US protection,
and would fail to recognize that security interests - not in any sense an innate
friendship - are the driving forces behind policy in international politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Simon, Seena. Is This Degrading? Why One Officer Has Led a Six-Year Crusade to Change a Dress Code in Saudi Arabia.Air Force Times
61:10-12 May 14, 2001.
Features United States (U.S.) Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Martha McSally who is
stationed in Saudi Arabia. Her opposition to the local military policy in Saudi
Arabia that requires women military personnel to wear the abaya, a traditional
head-to-toe garment whenever they go out of the base; Reasons for her opposition
to the policy; Formal complaints made by McSally about the issue to her higher
ranking officers.

Stokes, Bruce. Bracing for the Saudi Sandstorm.National
Journal 36:2502-2503 August 21, 2004.
Analyzes the implications of the political situation in Saudi Arabia on the
stability of crude oil supply as of 2004. Political degradation in Saudi Arabia;
Details of militant attacks against the government; Involvement of Western
governments in the internal politics of the country; Significance of the
country's crude oil reserves to the global economy.
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Venter, Al J. What Now of the Saudi/US Pact? Jane's Islamic
Affairs Analyst, pp 14-16 October 2003.
Saudi Arabia appears to be contemplating a nuclear strategy.

War on Terror.Middle East International 707:19-20
August 22, 2003.
A congressional report could spell more trouble for the Kingdom in the U.S.

What If? Economist 371:69-70 May 29, 2004.
The article discusses the possible effect of terrorism on Saudi Arabia's oil
infrastructure as of May 2004. Oil prices have recently been above $40 a barrel. Politicians in oil-consuming economies are up in arms. Saudi Arabia, the head of
the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has promised relief. Nearly every OPEC producer, save Saudi Arabia, is already producing about as
much oil as it can. Oil traders report that fears of terrorist attacks that
might disrupt Middle-Eastern oil exports may account for as much as $8 of the
current per-barrel price. What was once unthinkable now seems possible, perhaps
even inevitable: a major terrorist attack, or series of attacks, on oil
facilities within Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia Friend or Foe? Princeton, NJ, Films for the
Humanities & Sciences, 2002. 1 videocassette (22 min.).Nightline program concerning Saudi Arabia's role in the war on terrorism,
and its reliability as an ally.Fairchild Video call no.: 953.8053 S255